. a grand jury investigation led by turner brought charges of " widespread immigration fraud " against members of raj ##nee ##sh ##puram . wire ##ta ##pping crimes were discovered after ma anand she ##ela had fled the commune in september 1985 . in december 1985 , 21 followers of raj ##nee ##sh were indicted on wire ##ta ##pping charges . = = = arrests and convictions = = = chief criminal assistant u . s . attorney baron c . she ##lda ##hl was assigned to prose ##cute the charges of federal wire ##ta ##pping , and a special team from the united states department of justice criminal division was tasked with prose ##cuting the murder conspiracy charges . four of the perpetrators were arrested in september
. a grand jury investigation led by turner brought charges of " widespread immigration fraud " against members of rajneeshpuram. wiretapping crimes were discovered after ma anand sheela had fled the commune in september 1985. in december 1985, 21 followers of rajneesh were indicted on wiretapping charges. = = = arrests and convictions = = = chief criminal assistant u. s. attorney baron c. sheldahl was assigned to prosecute the charges of federal wiretapping, and a special team from the united states department of justice criminal division was tasked with prosecuting the murder conspiracy charges. four of the perpetrators were arrested in september